The Day I Lost a Good Friend

THE DAY I LOST A GOOD FRIEND by Skozak665 It’s hard for me to even type at this moment. Where do I begin? Up until two days ago I had a pet bunny. His name was Bamajama, he was the sweetest, kindest, most loving animal in the world. I got up Monday morning, late as usual […]

Surviving the Hollow Days

SURVIVING THE HOLLOW DAYS AFTER A PET HAS DIED by Kitty Walker, LMSW-ACP Several years ago my canine soul mate, Kito, escaped peacefully from his prison of congestive heart failure. It was late September, the same time of year I had brought him home as a tiny Sheltie furball 10 years earlier. I was devastated. […]

Second Year of Loss

SECOND YEAR OF LOSS by Karin Baltzell, Ph.d Dear Karin, It is soon the second year after the loss of my cat. She was my baby and my only real friend. The death was awful and I was suicidal and depressed in spite of therapy and the comforting cliches we all tend to use when […]

My Love for Lizzie

LOVE FOR LIZZIE by Lynne My cat Lizzie was a truly unique cat. She acted like a dog, in that she ran to you if you called, she followed you or strangers down the sidewalk, visited the neighbors, she followed commands, and jumped from the ground into my arms. She was very vocal, and responded […]

My Little Jack Russell

MY LITTLE JACK RUSSELL by Karin Baltzell, Ph.d Dear Karin: My little Jack Russell was killed 5-5-03 & I feel it was my fault as every morning, 5am I would let her out with me to run back & forth to my daughters, who is 4 houses away. Only this morning she looked directly at […]

My Dog Drowned

MY DOG DROWNED by Karin Baltzell, Ph.d Dear Karin, I lost my dog, Buster almost two months ago very tragically. I let him go out to go to the bathroom like I had done for 15 years and I walked away for a minute. I looked out the window and noticed he had fallen into […]

Meister

MEISTER by Linda J. Austin Most people think that caregivers take care of people. That’s not always the case. I was almost asleep Tuesday night when I heard an unfamiliar sound. I thought perhaps it was the cat or a squirrel in the barn. The scraping, bumping continued. I went downstairs to find the German […]

Love of My Life

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE by Freddysmom Yesterday morning, just 24 hours ago, I had to put my beloved puppy, Freddy to sleep. I can not begin to describe the pain I am feeling. I have lost every single family member except for my sister and none of those losses can compare with how I am […]

Guilt is All-Consuming

GUILT IS ALL CONSUMING by Karin Baltzell, Ph.d I have a major dilemma that is weighing very heavy on my heart and I am looking for guidance and hopefully forgiveness. First, please know, I would never do anything to intentionally harm an animal. I am an animal lover – through and through. So much so, […]

Getting Another Pet

GETTING ANOTHER PET by Karin Baltzell, Ph.d Dear Karin, I was just searching the web for grievance websites (my grandmother just passed away) when i found your column. My pet cat, Kitty actually was her name, died more than 2 years ago. I was away at the time, I had started a new job 1000 […]